Jakarta, June 3 -- Bank Indonesia (BI) reaffirmed its determination to build stronger synergy with all stakeholders, including the government, to protect the rupiah as its exchange rate weakened further to around Rp17,900 per US dollar.

Head of BI's Communication Department Ramdan Denny Prakoso said in a written statement here on Wednesday that stabilizing the exchange rate requires synergy among all parties with shared concern.

"Bank Indonesia continues to strengthen coordination with the government, the Financial Services Authority, banks, the business community, and market actors to ensure proper market mechanisms and strengthen the external resilience of the national economy," he noted.

Prakoso assured the public that the central b...